Applicable to: England

In Wales, from April 2003, specific funds for drug use (including alcohol) services were allocated as being 0.4 per cent of the Local Health Boards’ discretionary allocations (NHS Finance Division 2004).  This was raised by 5.04 per cent for 2004/05 .  (In 2003/04 in Wales, Local Health Boards’ discretionary allocation was £1,857 million, in 2004/05 this has been raised to £2,185 million; NHS Finance Division 2004.) To enforce this spending, from 2004/05 onwards, Community Safety Partnerships will confirm that agreement has been reached locally on the planned expenditure and that it complements the delivery of the local drug use strategy (Welsh Assembly Government, internal communication).

References
NHS (National Health Service) Finance Division (2004). 2004-2005 Local Health Board and Health Commission Wales revenue allocations. Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff. (Please click here to access this source online.)

Related glossary entries
Budget in Scotland
Budget in the United Kingdom
Building Safer Communities Fund in Wales
Community Safety Partnerships

Relevant websites
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